The Oakland Raiders' fourth-round selection of Arkansas' Tyler Wilson in the 2013 NFL draft was not their first choice at quarterback. The Raiders were planning to take Southern California's Matt Barkley if he had been available at No. 112 overall, the National Football Post reports.

That means the Philadelphia Eagles were wise to trade with Jacksonville to acquire the No. 98 overall pick they used to take Barkley at the top of the round.

Tyler Wilson missed portions of his final season with the Arkansas Razorbacks due to injury. (AP Photo)

It comes as no surprise, given the Raiders had been tied to taking Barkley much earlier before the draft. The former Los Angeles-based franchise has had an affinity for USC QBs of late, having started Carson Palmer last season with Matt Leinart serving as the backup.

Palmer, however, has since been traded to the Arizona Cardinals, and Leinart wasn't re-signed as a free agent. So Barkley would have been the only former Trojans QB on the Raiders' current roster.

Both Barkley and Wilson, at the moment, are looking at backup roles as rookies in 2013 going into training camp. While the Eagles are less committal about either Michael Vick or Nick Foles ahead of Barkley, the Raiders have made it clear that veteran newcomer Matt Flynn is their "presumed" No. 1.